Humid cities · Virginia
How humid is Norfolk in summer?
Norfolk right now
49°FOvercast skies
- Today50°F / 45°FClouds
- Tomorrow53°F / 41°FClear skies
- Monday51°F / 44°FClear skies
Overcast. Peak grey.
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Across June, July and August, the dew point in Norfolk averages about 68°F, which is muggy on the usual dew point scale.
July is the muggiest month, with the dew point averaging about 69.7°F. On NOAA’s hour by hour normals, about 2,184 hours, about 25% of the year, average a dew point of 65°F or more. That makes it the 20th most humid summer of the 124 US cities we track.
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The highest dew point in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 38°F, which is dry.
Norfolk’s summer dew point averages about 68°F. A harbour town with the air of a harbour, in every sense.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Summer humidity at a glance
| Dew point, June to August | 68°F |
|---|---|
| Muggiest month | July, 69.7°F |
| Hours a year at a 65°F dew point or more | 2,184 (25%) |
| How summer feels | muggy |
The dew point is the temperature the air would have to cool to for dew to form, so the higher it is, the more water the air holds. Forecasters usually call under 55°F comfortable, 55 to 65°F sticky and 65°F or more muggy; 70°F or more feels tropical.
Cities with about the same summer air
- Dallas, Texas: about 67.9°F
- Birmingham, Alabama: about 68.3°F
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: about 67.6°F
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013737. Average dew points, not the stickiest days.